Clare Balding: 'Animals have shaped me more than people'

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The broadcaster pays tribute to the 'heroic' contribution animals make to our lives.

And Balding says she thought 2020 was just the right time to pay homage.

"We've needed them and they've needed us and I think people have really benefitted from having more time with their pets."Clare Balding and Sherlock the specialist fire detection dog who determines if a fire has been started deliberately Balding was well aware of the tales about race horses, including that of Aldaniti, who with jockey Bob Champion won the heart of the nation when they galloped to victory at the 1981 Grand National, having both recovered from life-threatening conditions.

"Thandi the rhino was mutilated by horn poachers in South Africa, and has now become a symbol of hope and positivity through her survival and in the work that's now being done in conservation. But she's also a stark reminder of the brutality of human beings towards animals," explains Balding.

 

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